Is becoming a herbalist a good career choice?!
Question:
Is becoming a herbalist a good career choice?
i have been going back and forth about alternative medicine and it seems that the part of alternative medicine that i seem to be most interested in is herbal medicine. i am just wondering if it is a good direction to go in
Answers:
Hi fundybay_gal
I've been pondering this very same question.
Here are a few pros and cons:
Pros:
Healing is a noble profession. And you'll be doing something you love.
More and more people are using alternative health, herbs, supplements and diet to heal themselves. Awareness is growing.
Cons:
Adequate training may be more expensive than you can afford at the moment. At least one very good program was $2500/year for two years.
The more popular alternative healing becomes, the more it comes under attack by the pharmaceutical industry, medical industry, insurance industry and FDA. These are extremely powerful entities.
Below are some links. The salary info I found was from the UK but it might give you an idea.
Best of luck!